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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		26
88
334		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
25
86
332		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
22
81
296		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
31
81		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		8
31
81		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
3		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Republic South Africa
1 Family width 3 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Republic South Africa
3 Genera with 3 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
3 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Pseudopolydesmus euthetus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Republic South Africa
InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
3
3		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmidea at artfakta.se
Polydesmidea at itis.gov